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Galileo's house looking south along via Pian dei Giullari |
Galileo's house (left) looking north along via Pian dei Giullari. |
Bust of Galileo on wall of house |
Galileo's House in Arcetri (near Florence)
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Galileo's house looking south along via Pian dei Giullari |
Galileo's house (left) looking north along via Pian dei Giullari. |
Bust of Galileo on wall of house |
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Close up of bust |
Entrance to Galileo's house. The number to the right of the door is 42 and the plaque underneath says "villa Galileo". The cases of wine on the steps are for the Omero restaurant across the street. | Close up of second story balcony facing the courtyard where Galileo raised vegetables during his long confinement. |
Galileo's Neighborhood
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| One block north of Galileo's house is an interestingly decorated public works building | One block south of the house is a series of old buildings with peeling plaster exteriors. | View from Galileo's house of the Tuscan hills to the west. |
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Close up of Tuscan hill house in above picture |
Monastery of San Matteo about two blocks from Galileo's house. In Galileo's day this was the convent of San Matteo where his two daughters lived out their lives as nuns of the order "Poor Clares". The book "Galileo's Daughter" by Dava Sobel gives a vivid description of this convent. Today (no doubt in response to the popularity of the book) a plaque on the wall commemorates the lives of Galileo's children here. |
Arcetri
Astrophysical Observatory 100 meters from Galileo's house. This is
a world class institution operated by the Italian |
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Along the via Pian dei Giullari |
More Public Works |
More Public Works |
Alternate Photos
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Galileo's door step |
Galileo's door step close up |
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Another view of Galileo's house looking south |
Another view of Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory |